Sunday, March 29, 2009

Honoring Sully By Giving Back to St Jude



I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you. Hebrews 13:5

This is a forward from Tabitha and Jason Farrar:

As some of you may know, Sully's birthday is coming up quickly. On May 1, Sully will have been 2. We are wanting to honor his life by giving toys to St. Jude patients and their siblings. We would love to collect as many as possible, so if you are able to donate even the smallest toy we would most appreciate it! Here is a wish list of many of the children at St. Jude:

Infant:
Musical Activity Centers, Umbrella Strollers, Fisher-Price/Playskool Toys, Bouncy Seats, Portable Baby Swings, Baby Einstein Items, Car Seats.

Toddler/Preschool:
Duplo Blocks, Toy Cash Register, Play Phone, Toy Doctor Kit, Musical Instruments, See& Say, Play Dish Sets and Food, Wooden and Plastic Puzzles (only), Fisher-Price Little People, Fisher-Price/Playsckool toys, Bob the Builder, Thomas the Train, Veggie Tales, Dora the Explorer, Shaper Sorter Toys, Little Tykes Items, Interactive Books, V. Tech Toys, Leapster Items, Mr. Potato Head, Building Toys, Sesame Street Toys

School Age:
Action Figures, Spiderman, Hulk, Transformers, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magna Doodle, Lego Bionicles, Barbies, Hellos Kitty, Polly Pocket, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, Carebears (Not Stuffed), Toy Cars, Sports Balls, Snap-Tite No Glue Models (only), Arts, Crafts, Scrapbook Items, View Master, Nail Polish, Jewelry, Leapster Items, Hannah Montana Items, Remote Control Cars, Batman, Wall-E U Command Robot

Adolescent:
Glass Bead Kits, Journals, Jewelry, Nail Polish, Scrapbook Items, Cosmetic Bags, Professional Art Supplies, Purses/ WAllets, Scarves, Hats, Gift Cards (Target, Walmart, Old Navy, Blockbuster, Itunes, Gap, JcPenney, Best Buy, American Eagle, Sports Authority, Macys, Visa, Toys R Us) Pre Paid Phone Cards, Batteries, Disposable Cameras.

Board Games:
Apples To Apples, Sequence, Boggle, Oodles of Doodles, Balderdash, Guesstures, Ants in the Pants, Don't Break The Ice, Scattergories, Perfection, Connect Four, Cards, Checkers, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Lucky Ducks, Let's Go Fishing, Taboo, Pictionary, Catch Phrase, Cranium, Guess Who, Chess, Mancala, Jenga, Uno Attack, Sorry, Scene It, Bed Bugs, Trivial Pursuit, Elefun, Operation

School/ Art & Craft Supplies:
Backpacks, Play Dough, Activity Sets, Art Supplies, Coloring Books, Fuzzy Posters, Bead Kits

Electronics:
DVD Movies (PG, G, and PG13 Only), Personal MP3, CD Players, CDS, Nintendo DS & Games, Wii/Play Station 3 Games, Plug N Play Joystick Games, Portable DVD PLayers, Digital Cameras, Guitar Hero for All Systems

As you can see there is plenty to choose from. There are some rules that need to be followed. All toys need to be able to be sanitized and can not be used. Everything has to be new. No stuffed animals are allowed or toys guns. Also not allowed: food items, candy, cloth baby dolls, balloons, porcelain dolls, VHS Movies, religious items, and soap bubble mixtures. Also, handmade/fabric items should be from pet-free areas and must be sealed in a Ziploc Bag. This includes: Do-Rags/ Bandanas, quilts, tote bags, bibs/burp pads.

Jason and I will be delivering the items personally on Sully's birthday, May 1. So, we are asking that any items you may be wanting to donate need to be received by April 28th. This will give us time to organize the toys to be ready to deliver. Again, we appreciate anything you may be able to donate and we know Sully would too. The children will appreciate it also and you will be putting smiles on many children's faces.

Remember, everything must be new!

Thanks alot,

Tabitha
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You may send your new gift to the following address, and they will be delivered to Jason and Tabitha. They need to be here time for me to deliver them to them by April 28th.

Toy's For Sully
c/o Mardecia Sutton
P. O. Box 242
Brunswick, TN 38014

I am so impressed with Jason and Tabitha for wanting to do such a sweet thing in Sully's memory to honor is birthday by giving to the children who are fighting the fight that Sully did. They never cease to amaze me with their love and generosity toward St Jude. We have a wonderful group here, and I know each of us can help them with this endeavor. There is a very wide price range, so this request should fit into everyone's budget. Let's show our love.

Believe-Prayer Works

Team Believe

4 comments:

  1. What a fabulous idea Mardecia! Thank you, once again, for your tireless efforts and for your willingness to coordinate all of this. You are such a blessing to each of us and to St. Jude!

    Lisa Braun

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  2. Thank you so much for the compliment Lisa, however, I can not take any credit for this. This was the brain child of Jason and Tabitha, I am just sharing with everyone here so we can help by supporting them in this. I think it is such an awesome idea, and so very kind of them to want to give back to the hospital that gave so much to them.

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  3. Do they have mobiles for the babies at St. Jude; We have a mobile that is brnd new still in the box that i'd like to send for Sully's birthday, but if they don't use them I will get something else. QueenMiMi

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  4. I was trying to find out about Tabitha and Jason's new baby. When was he born and what did they name him? I have been following his story and will be sending something in honor of Sully. May God give everyone the strength to make it thru Sully's birthday as they remember him in such a special way. God Bless!

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